Improvement in hair-cutting machine



PURKISS, OF LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN LetfersiPate-nt No. 72,214, dated December 17,- 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAIR-CUTTING MACHINE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, RoBEIir MAYNARD, of Whittlesford, Cambridge, and JABEz J Anns PUnKrss, of London, both-in the Kingdom of G'reat'Britain, have invented a new and useful Hair-Cutting Apparatus;" and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, .reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The said invention consistsi First, in the use of a revolving knife or number of knives or cutters for the purpose of cutting the human hair,or for shearing horses The said knives are secured on a drum, and act against la fixed knife or blade, t. 1 d which is held to the .part of the hair to be operated upon. The hair is drawn between tho revolving knife or knives'and-the fixed knife, and is'thereby cut to the length required.

Second, in the-use of a comb or pair of combs to hold the hair in a suitable position for the knives'to act upon it.

v Third, in providing the combs with means of adjustment to regulate the length to which the hair is cut.

Description of the Drawings. Figure 1 is a side view of our hair-cutting apparatus. Figure 2 is an end view of thesame. Like letters indicate the same parts in each of the gures. A is the xed knife, which is secured to the frame B. The latter supports the spindle C, which carries the drum D and the pulley E. The said spindle is continued through the handleF, and is fitted to turn in A the same. The drum D carries one or more spiral knives I, which, by the Vrevolutions of the spindle, arehrought into contact with the iixcd knife, and cut the hair which lies between them. The drum is caused to revolve by an elastic strap passing over the pulley E. H is a comb, which is adjusted by .the rack L to any desirable dis'- tance from the knives, to regulate thelength to which the hair is ont. The inner comb M servos to hold the hair properly between the xed and revolving knives. N ure elastic cords or springs, for drawing the comb H inward, and O is a pawl or catch for holding the rack L against the pressure of the springs N. Instead of ROBERT MAYNARR-OF WHITTLESFORD, CAMBRIDGEAND .TABEZ JAMES using o. movable comb, as described, a number of teeth, forminga comb, may be attached to the fixed knife A,v

or acomh may be attached in any convenient way for holding the hair while the sameis being eut. While being u sed, the apparatus is held by the handles F and I. The hair is drawn by the combs 'between the knives, and

is rapidly cut to any desired length.

What wefelaim as our invention, and desire'to secure by vLetters Patent, isv 1. `The employment of one or more revolving knives I, in combination with a fixed knife, A, for thepurpose speeied.

2. The employment, in combination with the knives A I, of the comb M, for the purpose specified. v 3. The employment of the inner eonib M, in combination with 4the outer comb H, the latter of 'which is madejadjustable for the purpose specified. I 4. Adjusting the comb H by means of the rack L, springs N, and pawl O, or equivalent devices. `v ROBERT MAYNARD,

JABEZ JAMES PURKISS.

Witnesses: i WM. PEED, Solicitor, Oambrz'dge.

' C. TURNER, 36 Green Street, Oambm'clgc, Clerk to the saz'ol William P ced. 

